Dead woman’s family hopes husband will stand trial
JANET Campbell’s family has waited more than two years for her former husband Desmond to answer questions about how she mysteriously plunged to her death from a cliff-top in Sydney’s south.
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Justice at risk in climate of fear
THE federal Government’s approach to counter-terrorism laws and the way terrorism trials are conducted in Australia are denying suspects their right to “normal, everyday justice”, according to a leading Sydney barrister.
Olympic star ‘stole surf ski’
OLYMPIC kayaker Nathan Baggaley has been charged after he allegedly stole a surf ski.
Fearful witness silent on Wood fight with Byrne
A WEEK before Caroline Byrne’s body was found at the bottom of a 30m cliff in Sydney’s east, her boyfriend Gordon Wood – then the chauffeur of stockbroker Rene Rivkin – stood over her in a city gym and screamed abuse.
Last seconds before Black Hawk 221 goes down
THE dramatic footage of the Black Hawk crash that claimed the lives of two Australian soldiers in November lasts for three awful seconds. Video: Black Hawk crash
Mass evacuation as town awaits worst
MORE than 4000 residents of Maitland were being urgently evacuated from their homes last night after the swollen Hunter River breached a levee, threatening parts of the NSW town with a torrent of floodwater. Graphic: Waterlogged state Video: Cargo ship in trouble Video: Ship’s crew rescued Video: Concern for more ships See the latest weather map Gallery: Wild weather
Families mourn five swept to their deaths
THREE families were yesterday struggling to come to terms with the loss of five loved ones, swept to their deaths on Friday at the height of the NSW storms.
City emerges from bed to find the sky blanketed
FOR the second time in a week, parts of Sydney were blanketed by a thick early-morning fog yesterday, causing havoc at the city’s airport, the cancellation of ferries and heavy peak-hour congestion on the roads. Graphic: Pea soup
West ‘must adapt’ to modern terror
WESTERN security and defence institutions must be fundamentally restructured to defeat the unique threat of organised terror networks, according to a former US general who oversaw coalition campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Police swarm over bikie funeral
The Sydney funeral of a member of one of Australia¿s biggest and most notorious bikie gangs has attracted hundreds of police, heightening tensions between the Bandidos Club and the authorities.
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